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September 4, 1908
Eagle River Review
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Description of an efficient method for concurrent picking and packing in commercial apple orcharding using a portable sorting table on wheels, allowing direct sorting and filling of barrels while minimizing handling.
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Help in Fruit Picking.
In commercial orcharding it is generally most economical to have picking and packing work going on concurrently. This saves putting the apples on the ground and having to handle them again. A portable sorting table which pickers can empty their bags into is placed on low truck wheels and a horse can move it to any desired point as the work proceeds. It is made large enough to hold more than two barrels of fruit. One end of the bolster is higher than that at the open end, so that the culls can be rolled out. A long, heavy plank is placed on the ground on each side of the table on which the barrels are set for filling. The culls are allowed to roll into a pile from the lower end of the grading table.
In commercial orcharding it is generally most economical to have picking and packing work going on concurrently. This saves putting the apples on the ground and having to handle them again. A portable sorting table which pickers can empty their bags into is placed on low truck wheels and a horse can move it to any desired point as the work proceeds. It is made large enough to hold more than two barrels of fruit. One end of the bolster is higher than that at the open end, so that the culls can be rolled out. A long, heavy plank is placed on the ground on each side of the table on which the barrels are set for filling. The culls are allowed to roll into a pile from the lower end of the grading table.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agricultural Guide
Practical Innovation
What keywords are associated?
Fruit Picking
Sorting Table
Commercial Orcharding
Apple Packing
Culls Handling
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Portable sorting table on wheels for concurrent apple picking and packing, with sloped design to roll out culls and planks for barrel filling.